--- title: "Pie raises $19.5M to keep small firms visible in AI search" url: https://daily.dev/posts/pie-raises-19-5m-to-keep-small-firms-visible-in-ai-search-mcg9i1xqu source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/pie-19-5m-ai-search-main-street-businesses type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-07-01T15:34:51.479Z updated: 2026-07-01T16:22:50.787Z tags: ["ai-search"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 1 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Pie raises $19.5M to keep small firms visible in AI search **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Pie, a New York startup founded by Square and Toast veterans, has raised a $19.5M Series A led by Lightspeed to help small businesses stay discoverable as customer search shifts from Google to AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity. The platform offers three products: AI Search optimization for chatbot recommendations, a Growth tool targeting high-intent channels like Google Maps and Yelp, and a newly launched AI receptionist called Front Desk that handles calls and bookings 24/7. Priced at around $359/month — far below the $2,500–$5,000 agency alternative — Pie claims customers see 15–20% year-on-year sales growth. The company competes in the emerging generative engine optimization (GEO) space alongside rivals like Peec AI. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [As consumers ditch Google for ChatGPT, Peec AI raises $21M to help brands adapt](https://daily.dev/posts/as-consumers-ditch-google-for-chatgpt-peec-ai-raises-21m-to-help-brands-adapt-bessusfah) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Berlin’s Peec AI more than doubled revenue to $10M ARR in six months. Its product helps brands show up in ChatGPT.](https://daily.dev/posts/berlin-s-peec-ai-more-than-doubled-revenue-to-10m-arr-in-six-months-its-product-helps-brands-show--ewhku19qo) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI search startups are blowing up](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-search-startups-are-blowing-up-5l8zkvo91) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-search](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-search) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/pie-raises-19-5m-to-keep-small-firms-visible-in-ai-search-mcg9i1xqu)